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Theater Midterm
1. It is said that a mimes characteristic powdered white face began with a big of
comedy in The Bakers Son as the character Pedro gets flour blown in his face by the
baker
2. Performance artist Bill Bowers presented two mime skits that too

TheaterAppExam1
10/20/095:51PM
Lecture Notes
*Theater- is an event that requires an actor/audience relationship and agreement in a momentary
suspension of disbelief of an imaginary circumstance.
(Playwrite=WRONG)
*Without these people, theater cant happen

The Designer
Set, costume, sound, lighting
Lighting
In greece the lighting was the sun, then candle light, then electric light
Idea was illumination
With light you can effect mood, it could be another element of what is happening
3 main ways to cont

The Director
Director is only responsible for the written text
2 sources for parenthesis play wright and first professional production
Memorization is an actors job
What does it mean to direct?
a directors role is defined not so much but he or she doe

Lecture 2
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
3:58 PM
Theater vs Theatre
Theatre: British version
o
Mostly regarding classical
Theater: US standard
What is theater?
" A man walks across (an) empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is

Lecture 3: Artistic Expression: The Artist
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
3:54 PM
Artistic Expression:
Theater can be a living art form
Can it?
Fusion of Storytelling and art
Art separates human beings from animals
Theater merges storytelling and art but it

Lecture 4: The Audience
Monday, September 14, 2015
3:39 PM
His Theory: your generation is the most sophisticated audience in his opinion?
Why:
o A lot more into technology
o More kids go to college
o More females in college
o We have been exposed to unpre